INQUIRER.net reporter Neil Arwin Mercado sits down with Pagasa weather forecaster Ariel Rojas to talk about what happened before, during, and after Typhoon Ulysses battered practically the entire Luzon, and why there didn’t seem to have prior warning of its disastrous effects.
They also discuss the reason behind the decision to open the gates of the dams, as well as the role of local governments in ensuring that their constituents are aptly forewarned about the oncoming deluge.
The recent weather events and the subsequent flooding in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela, officials believed, was considered the worst they have experienced in 45 years.
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